Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (新・必殺仕置人) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period television drama.[1] It is the tenth in the Hissatsu series.[2] The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shiokinin. Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular Jidaigeki dramas in Japan.[3][4] Former professional Baseball player Fumio Fujimura made his first appearance as an actor.
Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin | |
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Also known as | 新・必殺仕置人 |
Genre | Jidaigeki |
Directed by | Eiichi Kudo |
Starring | Makoto Fujita Tsutomu Yamazaki Katsuo Nakamura Shôhei Hino Fumio Fujimura |
Theme music composer | Masaaki Hirao |
Ending theme | "Akanegumo" was sung by Tomoko Kawada. |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 41 |
Production | |
Producers | Hisashi Yamauchi Rikyū Nakagawa |
Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
Production companies | Asahi, Shochiku |
Original release | |
Network | TV Asahi |
Release | January 1977 November 1977 | –
In the final episode of Hissatsu Shiokinin, Nenbutsu no Tetsu left Edo but he returned and became a member of Tora no kai.
One day he is surprised that Nakamura Mondo's name was mentioned and that he was targeted for murder in Tora no kai. Tetsu breaks the rule of Tora no kai and helps Mondo. Tetsu and Mondo reunite for the first time in four years. They start killing villains again under the rule of Tora no Kai.[5]